HOUSTON'S NEW HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER GARAGE : EVENT-STYLE DESIGN MEETS OFFICE PARKING EFFICIENCY

This article details the planning and building of a 1,600 space parking garage in downtown Houston. At the onset of the project, parking space in downtown Houston was relatively scarce, and the successful erection of a multi-level garage was crucial for the revitalization efforts that would bring an estimated 2 million visitors to the area a year. Several building schemes were entertained for the structure to determine what set of specifications would best fit the needs of the users. Eventually, it was decided that a flat floor system interlocked with half-loaded ramp bays in scissors configuration would be best. The finished garage, which successfully negotiated the conflicting needs of the hotel, convention center, and the arena, is touted as having the "advantages of an event-style garage with the efficiencies of a traditional office-building garage."

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • January/February 2004; Page range: pp 34-37, 40-42
• Corporate Authors:

  National Parking Association

  1112 16th Street, NW, Suite 300
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Marcus, J S
  • Feagins, M L
  • Moore, W P
• Publication Date: 2004-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • Parking: the magazine of the parking industry
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Parking Association
  • ISSN: 0031-2193

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Parking garages
• Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00971533
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 1 2004 12:00AM